White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

Due to the way the stage is set up for Groove Armada, the sound in my loft is WAY louder than the Detour Festival was.  But I like the music a lot more, so it’s cool.  When I open my windows in the corner, it sounds like “stereo” as I get sound reflections of of […]

So I take Isis out for her 11 am walk and I run into chain link fence around most of City Hall- fence that extends to the curbs and closes sidewalks.  Main St. between 1st and 2nd is completely closed-off too.  Bummer! 
I was trying to avoid my usual walk Little Tokyo as this morning was […]

The downtown Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Parade came right by my loft today, and right when Isis needed a walk, so I went out to see what was happening at around 11:15 (parade was to start at 11:30 near Olvera St. and come south on Main St. to 5th St). 
The streets had just been […]

Fellow downtown blogger Brady Westwater (LA Cowboy) came up with the idea to have comedians perform at various venues along the Art Walk path- “Comedy Walk” kicks off tomorrow night with many acts (all free) in 6 different venues.  The event is from 8:00 - 9:30, and it looks like it’s going to start with a […]

I’m not a big New Year’s Eve fan anymore… too dangerous driving, every place has extremely trumped-up dinners and cover charges, and it seems like most bars in the South Bay threw fire-code limits out the window. 
But I remember hearing about the outside festival for past couple years down in Financial District, and this year there […]

I’ve seen a pack of hundreds of bikes go past me twice since I’ve lived downtown (search on Ridazz for previous posts).  These are the Midnight Ridazz, a loosely-knit group of bike fanatics that hits the streets at odd hours and causes traffic jams and headaches for the drivers that either cross their path or […]

I don’t know if you’re ready for a shot of my ugly mug, so click at your own risk (and yes, I’m sweating bullets as I was about 120 degrees in that coat).  The party was great as always and Isis behaved very well when off the leash (she still barks at dogs when she […]

I fell in love with the Teddybears at Detour Festival and I finally bought their latest CD - “SOFT MACHINE” (it’s available in vinyl too- very Euro/old school) .  Not all of the songs on the CD are homeruns, but the songs I liked live sound great in a studio too. The band is just so fun live, […]

…But I don’t know anything about it.  At about 11pm a huge crowd of bicycles, at least 3 blocks long and packed tight, came zipping past my window, heading east on 2nd St.  It sounded like they were having a great time, lots of noise, but they were gone in 30 sec. or so.
Does anyone […]

After much work and lobbying by a commitee of owners here, the building has gained “National Historic Monument” status.  In a quote from the e-mail announcing this:
“This is a moment to acknowledge the intrinsic value of our investment in this extraordinary building, and to learn about the many possibilities this prestigious status presents for us […]